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Is AMD dying as a server platform?

Looking to build a new AMD based server to replace my dying Opteron 285 based system I of course checked Newegg for available CPUs. The results for server CPUs were sad:

Intel: 57
AMD: 13

So okay, I begin to think that maybe my most trusted online hardware buying site has jumped the shark and become another Intel mouthpiece so I go to amd.com and see a lot of nice cpus listed there, and find myself particularly interested in the 2389. A server based on those processors would be a perfect upgrade to my 285 based systems.

So I try searching Google and can't find a dang'd one. Where oh where can I find a good, trusted, reliable site that sells the latest AMD processors?

you diddnt look very hard. I would phone serversdirect before you purchase as I cant say i have used them before.

I've used them. Nothing bad to report, the items ordered were delivered exactly as expected and everything was in perfect working order when received. Bought a mainboard, couple of CPUs, RAM, PS, and a bunch of SAS disks.

I've used them. Nothing bad to report, the items ordered were delivered exactly as expected and everything was in perfect working order when received. Bought a mainboard, couple of CPUs, RAM, PS, and a bunch of SAS disks.

Thanks for the input. Never heard of them and I try to stick with familiar sellers when buying on the internet. Still, it sure isn't this hard to find Intel processors.

Intel is a bigger company, and has also been known to provide considerable "incentives" conditioned on not selling too many AMD products (something they were fined for by the EU).

When I built my first generation opteron boxes finding the processors was no where this difficult. I went ahead and placed a small order from serversdirect to see how it goes. Been wanting to build a low power file server for a while now and this atom board seems to be perfect for it: http://www.serversdirect.com/product.asp?pf_id=MB4454